Encyc. Amer. (Procopius b. c.500, d. after 563)Opera omnia, 2001: t.p. (Procopius Caesariensis)Smith's Dictionary: "Procopius, one of the most eminent Byzantine historians, was
a native of Caesareia in Palestine, where he was born, at the beginning of the sixth century of the Christian era..."Brill's New Pauly: "Procopius, Historian, 3, Born about AD 507 [5. 522] in Caesarea [3]
(Palestine) as the son of estate-owning Christian parents, died (soon?) after 555. He is considered the most important historian of
Late Antiquity....